Říp Mountain

Czech Republic / Ustecky / Krabcice /
 mountain, hill, volcano, extinct volcano, green area
Říp is a most memorable and venerated Czech mountain and permanent symbol of the national history. There, according to a legend, the first Czechs tribe, leaded by forefather Čech looking out to surroundings, found the land as covenant, rich in of milk and honey and decided to stop their march and settle down around.
It is 459 m solitary arched hill rising up from the Central Bohemian Flatland. Geologically, Říp is a remnant of a tertiary volcano and is composed of basalt nephelites.
On the top of the hill there is a romanesque rotunda of St. George built by Czech King Soběslav I. in 1126 to commemorate his victorious battle of Chlumec (50°42'1.746"N, 13°56'46.878"E), where he defeated German King Lothair II.
The top of Říp has been a place of popular pilgrimage and a frequent site of national manifestations and mass meetings.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rip_Mountain
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Coordinates:   50°23'10"N   14°17'18"E

Comments

  • Proč si praotče Čechu nešel dál.....
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